Where to Watch The Shield in the UK

7 seasons. 88 episodes. The Shield earns every one of them, and right now it's all streaming on BINGE and beyond. Exactly the kind of show the streaming era was built for.

At its heart, The Shield is a procedural that understands what makes the genre work — character first, plot second. The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact. Michael Chiklis and Catherine Dent lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 7 seasons (2002–2008), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they're after here — if Agochora is in your watch history, The Shield belongs there too. It works equally well as a long binge or episode-by-episode over a few weeks.